Title

Engaging Hispanic Immigrant Mothers: Revisiting The Time-Limited Psycho-Educational Group Model

Keywords

Hispanic Immigrants; Hispanic Mothers; Psychoeducational groups; Short-term Groups; Time Limited Groups

Abstract

As new members of a culture, Hispanic Spanish dominant mothers must learn a new language as well as adjust to new and different values and expectations. To facilitate culturally sensitive practice, this article revisits a psycho-educational group model (Leon, Mazur, Montalvo & Rodriguez, 1984). This model was originally developed and successfully utilized by the first author in the mental health setting. The article uses the author's group experiences and the existing literature to emphasize the importance of integrating aspects of Hispanic culture in delivering group services to Hispanic immigrant mothers. Cultural and programmatic considerations for the successful development and implementation of a time-limited short-term group model are presented. Through group sessions facilitated by a bilingual therapist, Hispanic mothers are given the opportunities to develop mutual support systems, learn about their community resources and increase their knowledge on child development.

Publication Date

1-1-2000

Publication Title

Crisis Intervention and Time-Limited Treatment

Volume

6

Issue

1

Number of Pages

13-27

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/10645130008951293

Socpus ID

0034374265 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0034374265

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